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Vietnam first "Varshavyanka" submarine began sea test

22/12/2012- In the early of December 2012, "Admiralty Shipyards" has started testing submarine "Varshavyanka" of 06.361 project on sea, said the Russian Central Navy Portal that cited from the enterprise. Sources of portal did not clear about the customer who ordered the ship. According to unconfirmed news, customer set for submarine named "Hanoi" in honor of the capital of Vietnam. expected that the ship will be delivered to customer in August 2013.

At the time of sea trials, the submarine will berth at the Light Port near Kaliningrad. This submarine is first in the export version of the 06.361 project, new machinery and equipment modernization. In particular, according to the portal of the Navy, the ship has a new system to ensure the lives of crew members. Such a system has been previously tested successfully on the submarine "Saint Petersburg" 677 Lada projiect.